What happened
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(-23) Pilot was enroute from addison, TX (ADS) to victoria, TX (vct). To avoid weather at vct pilot diverted and landed at Yoakum, TX (T85). Landing was to the south, on runway 13. Winds were light and variable. The aircraft did not touch down until the last 1000 feet of the runway. Pilot reported that when the aircraft touched down it veered to the left and departed the runway. Aircraft traveled approximately 80 yards through the grass, and up an embankment, striking a barbed wire perimeter fence. Aircraft contacted several large wooden fence posts causing substantial damage to the leading edges of both wings. Aircraft continued through the fence and crossed highway 3475. Aircraft then contacted a second barbed wire fence, passed through that fence and finally came to a rest 60 yards inside a pasture.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM ADDISON, TX (ADS) TO VICTORIA, TX (VCT). TO AVOID WEATHER AT VCT PILOT DIVERTED AND LANDED AT YOAKUM, TX (T85). LANDING WAS TO THE SOUTH, ON RUNWAY 13. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL THE LAST 1000 FEET OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS THROUGH THE GRASS, AND UP AN EMBANKMENT, STRIKING A BARBED WIRE PERIMETER FENCE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEVERAL LARGE WOODEN FENCE POSTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE FENCE AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 3475. AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED A SECOND BARBED WIRE FENCE, PASSED THROUGH THAT FENCE AND FINALLY CAME TO A REST 60 YARDS INSIDE A PASTURE.
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